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Where does “giuncu” come from?

giuncu (Aromanian) comes from Latin juvencus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂yuh₁en-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.

giuncu (Aromanian): young bull; bullock, steer

Definitions

  1. young bull; bullock, steer

Ancestry of “giuncu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinjuvencusAlternative form of iuvencus
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂yuh₁n̥ḱós—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂yuh₁en-young
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning
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